Drug

Pentobarbital

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Pentobarbital is a small molecule: withdrawn from the market in 1980; acts on GABRB1, GABRB2 and GABRB3.

Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.

The drug

Status
Withdrawn from market, 1980
Kind
Small molecule
Withdrawn from market
1 January 1980 (in some regions)
Registered trials
4, 1 stopped early
Disease areas
Heart and blood vessels; Injuries; Nervous system

US protection

No US approval on record.

With no US approval on record there are no listed US patents or exclusivities.

This is the US only.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
GABRB1Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-1P18505
GABRB3Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-3P28472
GABRB2Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-2P47870

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated1000
Phase 12200
Phase 31001
All trials4